WEEK 1

Mar 29 – Assign Project 1: Humanizing Product Design
Due Next Class: Product and User Research, Competitor Benchmarking, Framing/Hypotheses/Objectives

Mar 31 – Work
Due Next Class: Interviews, Survey, User Journey Maps, Personas

WEEK 2

Apr 5 – “How Might We” Questions/Affinity Mapping, Set Goals, Write Product Statements
Due Next Class: Above in-class activities, Scenarios, User Task Flows

Apr 7 –  NO CLASS.
Due Next Class: Wireframes, Lo-Fi Prototype

WEEK 3

Apr 12 – Lo-Fi Prototype Usability Testing
Due Next Class: Key Takeaways, Style Boards, Hi-Fi building

Apr 14 – Tarot Cards of Tech. Work
Due Next Class: Adjustments to Product/Hi-Fi Prototype

WEEK 4

Apr 19 – Hi-Fi Usability Testing
Due Next Class: Key Takeaways/Adjustments to Product

Apr 21 – Work
Due Next Class: Finalize product. Create Pitch. Start Case Study.

WEEK 5

Apr 26 – Project 1 Pitch & Prototype due.
Assign Project 2 – Problem Seeking
Due Next Class: Online Research and Competitive Research

Apr 28 – Project 1 Case Study due.
Work
Due Next Class: Interviews, Survey Results, User Journey Maps, Personas

WEEK 6

Tues, May 3 – “How Might We” Questions/Affinity Mapping, Set Goals, Write Product Statements
Due Next Class: Above in-class activities, Scenarios/User Task Flows

Thurs, May 5 – Work
Due Next Class: Wireframes, Lo-Fi Prototype, Style Board

WEEK 7

Tue, May 10 – Lo-Fi Prototype Usability Testing
Due Next Class: Key Takeaways, Initial Design Iterations

Thurs, May 12 – Critique Initial Design Iterations
Due Next Class: Design Refinements

WEEK 8

Tue, May 17 – Critique Design Refinements
Due Next Class: Hi-Fi Prototype

Thurs, May 19 – Hi-fi Prototype Testing
Due Next Class: continue to refine and begin progress on video

WEEK 9

Tue, May 24 – Work
Due Next Class: progress on video

Thurs, May 26 – Work
Due Next Class: progress on video

WEEK 10

Tue, May 31 – Work
Due Next Class: progress on Final Pitch, Case Study, and Video

Thurs, June 2 – Work
Due Next Class: progress on Final Pitch, Case Study, and Video

Finals Week

11am Section – Monday, June 6 / 8:00 – 10:00 AM – Project 2 due 

2pm Section – Thursday, June 9 / 1:00 – 3:00 PM – Project 2 due